Mellotronists

Hi Bernie,
A couple of years ago Martin made up a frame containing M400 violins
at my request despite him telling me I wouldn't like them. He was
right I didn't like them and so he kindly made up a replacement set
with the original MkII violins free of charge in exchange for the
earlier set. It seemed to me the M400 violins have a very restricted
sound still with a lot of edge and bite and very clear but were very
boring and lacking in the spacey character of the Mkii sound. It just
didn't sound very tronny. I'm glad I changed back.

John

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@...> wrote:
>
> 
> For those of you who own an M400-type Tron (M400, Mark V, etc), which 3
> Violin sound do you prefer and why?
> 
>     * MkII 3 Violins    * M400 3 Violins
> 
> I have the MkII 3 Violins, which I like very much, but I'm considering
> getting a copy of the original frame that came with my M400: MkII
> Flute/M400 3 Violins/Cello, although I'll probably have to dispense of
> one or two frames to do this.
> 
> Another question: Have any of you MkI/MkII owners ever used the M400 3
> Violins on your Tron? I'm just curious about how they sound with the low
> impedance(?) heads.
> 
> Bernie
>